Who Must Report Cancer Cases?

Effective for cases diagnosed on or after January 1, 1996, all health care facilities that diagnose or treat cancer are
required to report cancer case information. These include all hospitals, laboratories, physicians and free standing health care
facilities. Chapter 32 of the Delaware Cancer Control Act, states: “Those required to report to the Department occurrences of
cancer and benign tumors will include:

Any physician, surgeon, dentist, podiatrist, or other health care practitioners who diagnose or provide treatment for
cancer or benign tumors;

The designated representative of any hospital, dispensary, asylum, or other similar public or private institution that
diagnoses or provides treatment for cancer or benign tumors; and

The designated representative of any laboratory that examines tissue specimens which disclose the existence of cancer
or benign tumor”.

The most common types of cancer diagnosed or treated outside a hospital setting include melanoma, noninvasive bladder tumors, small eye
tumors, oral or genital tumors, some prostate and breast tumors, tumors in colorectal polyps, lymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma, and
other bone marrow primaries.